The Works of John Owen (17 vols.)

Overview

John Owen counts as one of the most influential and inspiring theologians of the seventeenth century. His works capture the essence of theological inquiry in Puritan England, and have shaped and influenced theological reflection ever since. Owen was a proficient writer, composing numerous theological treatises, meditations, discourses, and sermons. His reflections are made more compelling by the context of political turmoil and religious persecution in which he wrote. God still speaks, says Owen, when the world is in flux and the church finds itself in seeming peril—words as important to his original audience as they are to contemporary readers. His writings and teachings spoke to the struggles in his time, and have continued to inspire the generations that have followed.

Logos is pleased to offer the Gold edition of John Owen’s works in English with the original Latin treatises completely retained in portions of volume sixteen and the entirety of volume seventeen. Unlike modern reprints of Owen's work, which leave out the Latin, this edition offers Owen's original English and Latin works. That makes the Logos edition of The Works of John Owen a vital tool for research on Owen’s original writings and the preeminent academic standard for Owen scholarship.

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Key Features

Seventeen titles from one of the most influential theologians of the 17th century

To have known the pastoral ministry of John Owen . . . (albeit in written form) has been a rich privilege; to have known Owen’s God an even greater one.

—Sinclair Ferguson

In all our life and ministry, as we care for people and contend for the faith, we can learn much from Owen’s pursuit of holiness in private and public. . . . I thank God for John Owen’s unwavering passion for communion with God. We are debtors to his mighty pen and to the passion for God’s glory . . . that drove it.

John [Owen], English theologian, was without doubt not only the greatest theologian of the English Puritan movement but also one of the greatest European Reformed theologians of his day, and quite possibly possessed the finest theological mind that England ever produced.

The Glory of Christ

Andrew Thomson’s biography traces Owen’s life from his birth at Stadhampton, through his pastoral ministries in Fordham and Coggeshall, his years of public service as chaplain under Cromwell and as Vice-Chancellor at Oxford University, and his last days as a preacher and pastor in London.

Life of Owen, by Andrew Thomson

On the Person of Christ

Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ

Meditations and Discourses on the Glory of Christ applied to Sinners and Saints

Two Short Catechisms

On Communion with God

One of his greatest works, John Owen draws from clear, Biblical exposition to outline the place of the Trinity in Christian doctrine and practice. Owen examines the doctrine of the Trinity and its centrality in Christian orthodoxy, and he counters rationalist skeptics and mystic opponents.

Vindication of the Preceding Discourse

Vindication of the Doctrine of the Trinity

The Holy Spirit

Owen begins his examination of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in this volume, which he completes in volume four. In particular, Owen explores the identity and mission of the Holy Spirit; the role of the Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testament, and the work of the Holy Spirit in sanctification, obedience, and holiness.

Discourse on the Holy Spirit

The Reason of Faith

Volume Four contains the second part of Owen’s work on the Holy Spirit. Here Owen connects the Holy Spirit to illumination, supplication, and consolation. He also examines the Holy Spirit's role as the author of spiritual gifts.

Causes, Ways, and Means of Understanding the Mind of God

On the Work of the Holy Spirit in Prayer

Of the Holy Spirit and His Work, as a Comforter and as the Author of Spiritual Gifts

Faith and Its Evidences

In volume five, Owen offers a non-speculative and non-scholastic account of justification by faith, addressing both theological and pastoral concerns. Challenges from the Roman Catholic Church and confusion in Protestant circles compelled him to write this straightforward biblical exposition.

The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

Evidences of the Faith of God’s Elect

Temptation and Sin

Author: John Owen

Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Publication Date: 2008

648 pages

John Owen's works on temptation and sin stem from his pastoral concern for the church in England.

On the Mortification of Sin

On Temptation

On Indwelling Sin in Believers

Exposition of Psalm 130

Sin and Grace

Author: John Owen

Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Publication Date: 2008

560 pages

In this volume, Owen concludes his account of justification begun in volume five.

The Nature and Causes of Apostasy

On Spiritual-Mindedness

On the Dominion of Sin and Grace

Sermons to the Nation

Author: John Owen

Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Publication Date: 2008

658 pages

Volume eight is comprised of sixteen sermons published during Owen's lifetime.

Sermons to the Church

Author: John Owen

Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Publication Date: 2008

622 pages

Volume nine contains eighty three sermons, including fourteen on "Practical Cases of Conscience" and twenty five on preparation for Communion. Other subjects covered include charity, Christ's pastoral care, pastoral duty, and the excellency of Christ.

Posthumous Sermons

The Death of Christ

Author: John Owen

Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Publication Date: 2008

624 pages

In this polemical work, Owen refutes the Arminian doctrine of universal redemption as unscriptural and destructive of the gospel. Owen insists on Christ’s death as the means for procuring salvation for those sinners chosen by God, and connects this doctrine of salvation with the doctrine of the Trinity. The Father authors salvation and sends the Son; the Son dies; the Holy Spirit compels those chosen by God to accept salvation.

A Display of Arminianism

The Death of Death in the Death of Christ

Of the Death of Christ

A Dissertation on Divine Justice

Continuing in the Faith

Author: John Owen

Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Publication Date: 2008

666 pages

Owen continues his refutation of Arminian doctrine begun in volume ten by arguing against John Goodwin’s work and vindicating the concept of the perseverance of the saints.

The Doctrine of the Saints’ Perseverance Explained and Confirmed

The Gospel Defended

Author: John Owen

Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Publication Date: 2008

639 pages

Owen traces the history of Socinianism and examines the Socinian views of Scripture, the divine nature and character of God, the person and the work of Christ, the Holy Spirit, the past and present condition of man, election and justification.

Vindiciae Evangelicae: or, the Mystery of the Gospel Vindicated

Of the Death of Christ, and of Justification

A Review of the Annotations of Grotius

Ministry and Fellowship

Author: John Owen

Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Publication Date: 2008

592 pages

Owen mediates the charge of schism brought against those who sought to reform the Church according to Scripture.

The Duty of Pastors and People Distinguished

Eshcol: a Cluster of the Fruit of Canaan

Of Schism, in Three Books

Nonconformity Vindicated

Tracts on the Power of the Magistrate, Indulgence, Toleration, etc.

True and False Religion

Author: John Owen

Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Publication Date: 2008

555 pages

This volume contains Owen’s exhaustive response to an attempt by Franciscan Friar John Vincent Cane to recommend Roman Catholicism as the remedy for religious and civil discord in Britain. The volume also includes a lengthy excursus on the state of seventeenth century Protestantism.

Animadversions of ‘Fiat Lux’

Vindication of Animadversions

The Church of Rome No Safe Guide

Some Consideration of Union among Protestants

The State and Fate of Protestantism

Church Purity and Unity

Author: John Owen

Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Publication Date: 2008

530 pages

Owen explores ecclesiological matters, with treatises on liturgy and worship, and the importance of love, peace, and unity.

Discourse Concerning Liturgies

Discourse Concerning Evangelical Love, Church Peace, and Unity

Inquiry Concerning Evangelical Churches

Answer to Dr. Stillingfleet on the Unreasonableness of Separation

Instruction in the Worship of God

The Church and The Bible

Author: John Owen

Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Publication Date: 2008

597 pages

In this volume, Owen concludes his treatises on ecclesiology by examining the sacraments and the role of the Gospel in the church. He also emphasizes the need for church discipline and doctrinal correctness. Portions of volume sixteen retain Owen's original, untranslated Latin works.

The Nature of a Gospel Church

Tracts on Excommunication, Church Censures, Baptism, etc.

Divine Original, Authority, Self-evidencing Light, and Power of the Scriptures

Posthumous Sermons

Latin Works

Indices

Theologoumena Pantodapa

This volume contains Owen's treatise on the origin, history and progress of theology from the Fall to the present. The last chapter describes Owen's method of theological study and prospects for the future of theology. The entirety of volume seventeen retains Owen's original, untranslated Latin works.

About John Owen

John Owen was born at Stadhampton, Oxfordshire in 1616. He entered Queen's College, Oxford, at the age of twelve and completed his M.A. in classics and theology in 1635 at the age of nineteen. He was ordained shortly thereafter and left the university to be a chaplain to the family of a noble lord. His first parish, in 1637, was at Fordham in Essex, to which he went while England was involved in civil war. It was here that he became convinced that the Congregational way was the scriptural form of church government. In the 1640s he became chaplain to Oliver Cromwell, the new "Protector of England," and traveled with him on his expeditions to Ireland and Scotland. Between 1651 and 1660, he played a prominent part in the religious, political, and academic life of the nation. In 1651 he was appointed dean of Christ Church and in 1652 made Vice-Chancellor of Oxford—positions which allowed him to train ministers for the Cromwellian state church. He lost his position in 1660, however, when the restoration of the monarchy began after the death of Cromwell in 1658. Owen moved to London and led the Puritans through the bitter years of religious and political persecution—experiences which shaped his theological inquiry, pastoral reflection, and preaching. He also declined invitations to the ministry in Boston in 1663, and declined an offer to become president of Harvard in 1670. He died in August, 1683.